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HANOVERIAN LINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)

Synonyms:

Hanover; Hanoverian line; House of Hanover

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Hanoverian line" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)

royal family; royal house; royal line; royalty (royal persons collectively)

Meronyms (members of "Hanoverian line"):

Hanoverian (a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover)

Hanoverian (any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover)

George; George I (Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727))

George; George II (King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760))

George; George III (King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820))

George; George IV (King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830))

Queen Victoria; Victoria (queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901))

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